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26% of the Ukrainian population are poor, 14.7% are paupers

26% of the Ukrainian population are poor, 14.7% are paupers. Such data were presented to the Parliament by the Ministry of labor and social policy during the parliamentary hearing ‘The 5 thanniversary of the adoption of the Ukrainian Constitution. Rights and freedoms of Ukrainian citizens – hopes and reality. These data concern the first nine months of 2000. According to the complex investigation of the living standard, the main part of the poor consists of families with children up to 13 years old – 75%. The poor families with children, where all adult members are able to work, make 47.2%, families, where each adult member works – 18.5%. Another substantial part of the poor are pensioners. Families with pensioners make 44.5% of the poor families. According to the above-mentioned data, 78% of the poor families are the families, where at least one of the adults works.